Meanwhile, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is fending off several lawsuits. Notably, The New York Times alleges the company used its reporting to train AI, and comedian Sarah Silverman claims her books were used without permission.
Read OpenAI’s response to data training lawsuits
Precedent and Implications
Although U.S. courts have not yet settled the issue, the Delaware District Court recently ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, stating that competitor Ross infringed copyright by training an AI legal assistant on Reuters’ content. The court rejected Ross’s fair use argument.
Review the Ross v. Thomson Reuters case summary
Similarly, Getty Images is battling AI startup Stability in both the U.S. and U.K., arguing that the company used its images to train Stable Diffusion without proper licensing causing infringement on protected works.
